Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)

Conference : Who Cares? Psychiatry in the English-Speaking World: Theories and Policies” (Paris Nanterre, 19–21 March 2026) Dear readers of H-Madness, We are pleased to announce the upcoming international conference “Who Cares? Psychiatry in the English-Speaking World: Theories and Policies”, which will take place at Un…

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PANEL DISCUSSION: CITY SICKNESS - IN SEARCH OF LONDON'S HEALTH HISTORY Join us for a panel discussion on the history of health and disease in London. Ross Macfarlane is joined by Elma Brenner and Richard Barnett

Unmissable event coming up in London on 24th of March on the city’s histories of health in disease. Dream panel of Ross MacFarlane, Elma Brenner, and Richard Barnett. Details and link to tickets below. #histmed

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logo for nordic medical history congress. gothenburd april 2027. blue text with 3 waves

30th Nordic Medical History Congress, Gothenburg April 21 – 23 2027 #CFP now open 👉 shorturl.at/ykArp

The congress language will be English. The main theme for the meeting will be **** Water in Health and Disease ****
#HistMed #PublicHealth #MedSky #HistHealth

👇 #CFP Open #HistMed #MedSky

WG5 Seminar Series: 17 March 2026 12.30 pm CET

The Art In/Sane Digital Museum - Recognizing the Cultural Heritage Value of Psychopathological
Art in Romania by Dr Valentin-Veron Toma
Institute of Anthropology, Romanian Academy #HistMed #CA22159

History and Medicine - Associate Professor or Professor with Tenure - McMaster University This role is designed for an exceptional scholar whose work bridges humanities-based historical inquiry and contemporary infectious diseases scholarship, with particular emphasis on the history of pla...

Cool opportunity to work at the intersections of climate/environmental history and history of medicine!

History and Medicine – Associate Professor or Professor with Tenure – McMaster University

Apply by March 31st

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Hybrid Workshop 12 May 2026 #CFP The Child Patient and Medical Expertise in Times of War, Crisis and Transformation (20th century). The full call 👉 shorturl.at/sylPI 👉 Abstracts Due by 27 March 2026 #HistMed #MedHums

TONIGHT! Join us for some exciting #HistMed discussion! #EarlyModern #MedievalSky #SkyStorians

cutting from Daily Express 9/9/1914, p. 4, photo of young woman wearing form of nursing uniform, captioned: A member of the "Daily Express" Nursing Corps photographed yesterday at Selfridge's wearing the special badge with the regulation overall and cap. Inset is an enlarged reproduction of the badge.

Does anyone know of any work on the ‘Daily Express Nursing Corps’, formed in August 1914? I’m researching someone who apparently paid for the training, exams, & uniform but then was unable to secure relevant employment. #WW1 #NursingHistory #histmed #medicalhistory

Physical Disability and Deformity in Nineteenth-Century Britain Offering historical primary sources that outline both medical and experiential perspectives of physical disability, this book provides frequently mentioned but rarely provided material and supports re...

I have an edited primary source collection coming out on disability and deformity in c19th Britain. My hope is that you find it useful for teaching (apologies for the abstract, I did not write it! and the cost) #histmed #dishist www.routledge.com/Physical-Dis...

Rare books and manuscripts that illustrate menstrual health throughout the ages - a special collections blog from @theul.bsky.social

📢We're thrilled to announce our international conference "Who cares? Psychiatry in the English-speaking world #2 Theories and Policies"!
@uparisnanterre.bsky.social 19-21 March.
Programme ↘️
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All welcome!
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The Ethics of Medical Photography Network is organising an ECR workshop on 28 May at De Montfort University with the generous support of AHRC and @sshmedicine.bsky.social! Apply by 20 March empnetwork.our.dmu.ac.uk/2026/02/26/e... Open to PhD students and ECRs in all disciplines! #photohist #histmed

It’s been an exciting week at AAHM! 🎉

We're hiring two Social Media Coordinators to support the day-to-day management of our social media channels & help drive digital engagement.

Learn more here: histmed.org/join-aahm-as...

The Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine invites applications for research fellowships in their eponymous topics.

For more details see: www.chstm.org/fellowships

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Quick reminder - 2nd March closing date for abstract submission to our June 1st #Colloquium2026 in London, UK. Please share widely #histnursing #histmed More info on the website . ukahn.org/colloquium-2... plus registration now open here store.kingston.ac.uk/conferences-...

Representing, Reshaping Reenacting. Anatolii Kozlov, (Université de Genève) What is common between the creativity tests and meat-imitating food? Between social interactions and formal modelling? Between the trembling Earth and a trem…

What's common between the creativity tests and meat-imitating food? Social interactions and formal modelling? Trembling Earth and a trembling body? Our suggestion is: performativity.

@hscottfordsmand.bsky.social @gluzmania.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social and others.

WG4 Seminar : Socialist Tropical Medicine:
Of Pathologies, Bodies & Geopolitics by Dr Bogdan Cristian Iacob 1PM GMT - 5 March 2026 ONLINE link in bulletin #Skystorians #HistMed #MedHums #TropicalMed #EuroHistHealth #CA22159

Postdoctoral Research Associate at Durham University Apply for the Postdoctoral Research Associate role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

This looks like a brilliant role with the #MedHums team at Durham (2 year postdoc, 28 hours/week) ‘Amplifying the mental health of Black university students: A Black, Mad and Disability Studies Intersectional Inquiry’: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQQ154/p...

Sharing a CFPs from @milwelfhist.bsky.social
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Hot off the press! #histmed

History of Medicines CFPs If you wish to share your CFPs on the SSHM website please contact the Exec Sec, Dr Justine Pick admin@sshm.org Healthcare Architecture in Islamic Traditions/Translations An invitation from Int…

Join the 2026 International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) ‘Dialogues’ online roundtable, the theme “Healthcare Architecture in Islamic Traditions/Translations”, taking place on March 7, 2026 via Zoom
15:00–16:30 GMT / 6:00–7:30 Pacific / 9:00–10:30 Eastern
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Colour photo showing a nurse behind a desk, she is on the phone, a man in green scrubs stands in front of the desk

We loved introducing Alice to our collections, but you don't need to be a Professor to come to the archives, anybody can visit and explore our collections!

Find out how by visiting our website - www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/barts-health...

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We have many surgery items. Here are some of our favourite surgical collection items!

The Edward Worth Library, Dublin, is offering two short-term research fellowships of between 1 week and 1 month between Jun and Nov 2026 to encourage research relevant to its collection of c. 4,300 books, left to Dr Steevens’ Hospital by Dublin physician Edward Worth (1676-1733).
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Lunctime Seminar: How the cobalt bomb did change the cancer services at the Hospital in 1950s-1960s Barcelona by Dr Alfons Zarzoso *** RESCHEDULED to 26 Feb 2026 *** at 12.30pm CET - link via email. #Skystorians #HistMed #MedHums

CHSTM Research Seminar, 17 March 2026 Dr Siobhán Hearne Soviet Healthcare Diplomacy in the Global South

For your diaries: CHSTM Seminar, 17 March 2026 - Dr Siobhán Hearne will be speaking on Soviet Healthcare Diplomacy in the Global South.

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Lunchtime Seminar: Making (up) healthy people: A German-German history of health education, 1945–1967 by Dr Christian Sammer - link via email. 27 Feb at 1pm CET #Skystorians #MedHums #HistMed

WG5 Seek Papers: Ethical Considerations in Medical Museums & GLAM Sector - Cluj, Romania 7-8 May 2026 Workshop - see email for details #MedHums #HistMed #GLAM #Museums #Skystorians